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Mar 22, 2023
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SONMEZ V. WASHINGTON POST – IS AN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST A NEWSPAPER A SLAPP?

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May 12, 2021
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Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

Alicia Kirton, a FEMA budget analyst, was denied full-time telework status even though her work could be done remotely and a white man with the same job had been granted telework status for years.
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May 11, 2021
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Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

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Apr 06, 2021
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Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

The ACLU. ACLU-DC, and ACLU-MI filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father of two who the U.S. government wrongly placed on the No-Fly List over two years ago, after he refused to become an FBI informant.
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Sep 16, 2016
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Ortiz-Diaz v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Challenging Denial of Federal Employee’s Lateral Transfer Request Based on Race

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Nov 02, 2014
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Singh v. McHugh

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Sep 15, 2014
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Manning v. Carter

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Aug 15, 2014
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M.S.P.C. v. Johnson

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Feb 15, 2013
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Pierce v. District of Columbia

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Mar 22, 2023
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Mar 22, 2023
  • Equal Protection and Discrimination|
  • +1 Issue

SONMEZ V. WASHINGTON POST – IS AN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST A NEWSPAPER A SLAPP?

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May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021
  • Equal Protection and Discrimination|
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Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

Alicia Kirton, a FEMA budget analyst, was denied full-time telework status even though her work could be done remotely and a white man with the same job had been granted telework status for years.
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May 11, 2021
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May 11, 2021
  • Equal Protection and Discrimination|
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Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

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Apr 06, 2021
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Apr 06, 2021
  • Due Process/Procedural Rights|
  • +3 Issues

Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

The ACLU. ACLU-DC, and ACLU-MI filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father of two who the U.S. government wrongly placed on the No-Fly List over two years ago, after he refused to become an FBI informant.
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Sep 16, 2016
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Sep 16, 2016
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Ortiz-Diaz v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Challenging Denial of Federal Employee’s Lateral Transfer Request Based on Race

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Nov 02, 2014
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Nov 02, 2014
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Singh v. McHugh

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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 15, 2014
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Manning v. Carter

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Aug 15, 2014
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Aug 15, 2014
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M.S.P.C. v. Johnson

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Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Pierce v. District of Columbia

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